Quietly insinuated into the text, England's class system is here firmly condemned.
On the other hand, we will shortly see how much credit is actually accorded a servant
in Switzerland as well, for Justine will be victimized by its prejudices as Elizabeth
stands by helpless to assuage the inherent biases of class.
Mary Shelley's independent comments on the character of servants in republican Switzerland
are contained in a letter of 1 June 1816 that she appended to her History of a Six
Weeks' Tour.